Nurse Practitioner - Certified Wound Care; Virtual​/Telehealth

Education:
Master’s Degree

Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program. Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the State Board of Nursing (SBON) in the state(s) where the nurse practices. Board certified and licensed as a Nurse Practitioner in the state(s) where the Nurse Practitioner practices.

Specialty

Education/Certification:

Preferred: Completion of a WOCN Society-accredited educational program and current certification by the WOCNCB in wound care, including one of the following:

• CWCN – Certified Wound Care Nurse
• CWON – Certified Wound Ostomy Nurse
• CWOCN – Certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse

Alternative:

• WCC – Wound Care Certified through the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy
• CWS – Certified Wound Specialist through the American Board of Wound Management

Minimum Experience:

Nurse Practitioner:
Minimum of one (1) year of experience in a wound-related Nurse Practitioner role with one of the following

• Three (3) years of experience as a CWCN, CWON, or CWOCN
• Five (5) years of experience as a WCC or CWS

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide patient consultation, evaluation, and management via telehealth, virtual care, or digital monitoring modalities for patients with incisions, wounds, ostomies, and related skin disorders.
• Provide virtual clinical support across The Wound Company’s programs and geographic markets based on patient and program needs.
• Patient volume and workload expectations will vary based on program needs and may include scheduled telehealth visits, virtual clinical review, patient follow-up, care coordination, documentation, and clinical support activities.
• Support enrolled patients through assessment, treatment planning, follow-up, patient education, care coordination, and monitoring of clinical progress.
• Review available clinical information, including wound photographs, patient history, assessment findings, diagnostic information, and information from other members of the healthcare team, to support appropriate clinical decision‑making.
• Documentation of services to support the appropriate level of billing consistent with CMS guidelines. Documents clearly and concisely via the EMR and completes documentation in real time whenever reasonably possible.
• Provider completes all billable and non‑billable service documentation within one (1) business day.
• Complete required orders, care plans, follow‑up documentation, and other clinical documentation within established company time frames.
• Use judgment and critical‑thinking skills to assess, diagnose, and identify appropriate outcomes and interventions to promote safe patient engagement and positive clinical outcomes.
• Use evidence‑based assessment techniques, tools, clinical guidelines, and available data and information to identify problems and needs of patients with wounds, ostomies, incisions, and related skin disorders.
• Collect pertinent biological, physical, functional, and psychosocial data using a systematic process to identify patient needs.
• Prescribe wound, ostomy, and incision care within scope of practice, including treatments, medications, supplies, and other appropriate interventions.
• Collaborate with Clinical Support Coordinators, clinical specialists, field‑based providers, and other members of the clinical team to coordinate care and delegate appropriate pre‑visit and follow‑up activities based on patient needs.
• Provide clinical direction and guidance to Clinical Support Coordinators and other members of the care team as appropriate to support timely and coordinated patient care.
• Facilitate and coordinate care with other providers, including home health, primary care, specialists, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, caregivers, and other members of the patient’s healthcare team, through the…